8 Pin Potentiometer wiring

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Pommie

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• Dec 6, 2023

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My guess would be that you've got a two gang pot with push on/off as well. For example.

Mike.
Edit. Or off could be fully anti-clockwise.

 

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rjenkinsgb

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• Dec 7, 2023

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Presumably one of these:


The middle three pins are the conventional terminals, as far as I can see - all the standard ones have the position for that extra one, but actual no pin - eg:

https://uk.farnell.com/alps/strk27102/potentiometer-20k/dp/1191722

So just ignore the extra pins to use it as a normal pot.

This is a more common style pot, that has a loudness tap - it's a fixed point near mid position along the resistance, which may help clarify the device concept:

 

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Pommie

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• Dec 7, 2023

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rjenkinsgb Never seen one like that before. By middle, I assume you meant left? And the pot you link only has six pins (but that could be a location artifact).

Mike..

 

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rjenkinsgb

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• Dec 7, 2023

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Pommie said:

And the pot you link only has six pins

Click to expand...

Yes, that's the commoner version without the "loudness" tap pin; it shows which are the conventional pins when the loudness tap is not fitted.

 

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408silverfox

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• Dec 8, 2023

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thank you for your reply. i will try that out. im mostly mechanical- automotive. will see how it goes

 

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AnalogKid

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• Dec 8, 2023

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Could be pcb mounting pins. Please post photos of your part.

ak

 

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408silverfox

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• Dec 8, 2023

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hello if you look 2 posts up by jrw, its the exact one i have includung part number. its alps blue

 

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